Dear Councillors,

Please find below the proposed Triage recommendation 24-2016.  Kindly provide me with your input by the end of Monday 20 June 2016, 23:59 UTC, in case you do not agree with the proposed recommendation. Thank you.

Topic:   24-2016  -  ICANN Fellowship Program Application Process Review

Originator: ICANN

Summary of request: Leading up to the ten-year anniversary of ICANN's Fellowship program, the organization has evaluated this successful initiative in order to address the needs of the global community and provide appropriate enhancements to ensure that the program will continue to thrive while addressing today's ICANN and its capacity-building needs. In this regard, the ICANN staff have identified areas of improvement, mainly to the language used to describe Applicant Selection Criteria and the application assessment process. In doing so, ICANN staff is looking to ensure that the Fellowship selection process remains accountable, transparent, and independent while continuing to strengthen the ICANN Multistakeholder Model.

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-06-14-en

Date received: 15 June 2016

Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 29 July 2016

Recommended action, if any: send to the following mailing lists: ccnso-council, ccTLDcommunity, ccnso-members. Post on social media

Recommendation received by Triage Committee: 16 June

Date of submission to Council: 16 June

Deadline Council decision: 20 June 2016, 23:59 UTC

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: low

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor

joke.braeken@icann.org

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